2nd ESSAS Open Science Meeting Seattle, Washington, USA May 22-26, 2011

ESSAS SSC

Charge: The ESSAS Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) oversees the program and ensures steady progress towards developing the ability to predict the impact of climate change on the productivity and sustainability of Sub-Arctic marine ecosystems. The SSC develops synthesis and long-term goals. It ensures that the program remains focused on achieving these goals, and provides advice and guidance on methods and approaches to achieve them.

It forms expert working groups (WGs) to undertake the research and work of ESSAS. It facilitates cross-disciplinary communication/coordination of national ESSAS programs within and between the working groups. It also facilitates/coordinates interactions with other regional GLOBEC programs (CCC, CCCC, SO, SPACC), and with other relevant programs (ASOF, CLIVAR, etc). The ESSAS SSC also interacts with the GLOBEC SSC and its IPO. Meetings are held annually to assess progress toward the synthesis goals and review reports on progress and plans from the various working groups.

Structure

Membership includes scientists from participating countries. Those currently represented include: Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Iceland, Japan, Korea, Norway, Russia, and the United States. Working Group chairs are included as ex-officio members. The two ESSAS Co-Chairs are elected from the SSC membership — one each from Pacific and Atlantic regions.

Membership

Olafur Astthorsson Member since 2005 Marine Research Institute Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories Skulagata 4, P.O. Box 1390 121 Reykjavik, Iceland" Tel +354 575 20 00 Fax +354 575 20 01 Biosketch Olafur Astthorsson
Enrique Curchitser Member since 2010 Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sci. 71 Dudley Rd. New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA Tel +1-732-932-7889 Fax +1-732-932-8578 Biosketch Enrique Curchitser
Earl Dawe Member since 2008 Department of Fisheries and Oceans Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre P.O. Box 5667 St. John's Newfoundland Canada A1C 5X1 Tel +613 993 0999 Fax +613 990 1866 Biosketch Earl Dawe
Ken Drinkwater (Co-Chair) Member since 2005 Institute of Marine Research, P. O. Box 1870 Nordnes 5817 Bergen, Norway Tel +47 55 23 69 90 Fax +47 55 23 85 31 Biosketch Ken Drinkwater
Erica Head Member since 2005 Bedford Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 1006 Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2 Canada Tel +902 426-2317 Fax +902 426-9 Biosketch Erica Head

Professor George L. Hunt (Ex-officio member as former Co-Chair ) Member since 2005 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Box 355020 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Tel +206 221 6118 Fax +206 685 7471 Biosketch George Hunt
Sen Tok Kim (Member since 2011) Sakhalin Scientific Research Institute of Fishery and Oceanography (SakhNIRO) 406-196, Komsomolskaya str., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, 693023 Tel +84242(456783) Fax +84242(456778) Biosketch Sen Tok Kim
Sung-Ho Kang. Member since 2011 Principal Research Scientist/Division of Polar Climate Research Professor/University of Science & Technology (UST) Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) Get-Pearl Tower, 12 Gaetbeol-ro, Yeonsu-Gu Incheon, 406-840, Korea phone: +82-(0)32-260-6251 fax: +82-(0)32-260-6236 mobile: +82-(0)19-268-7514 website: www.kopri.re.kr Biosketch Sung-Ho Kang
Franz Mueter. (Co-Chair) Member since 2011 University of Alaska Southeast School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences 315 Lena Point, 17101 Pt. Lena Loop Rd., Juneau, AK 99801, USA Tel +907 796-5448 Biosketch Franz Mueter
James E. Overland Member since 2005 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA Tel +1 206 526 6795 Fax: +1 206 526 6485 Biosketch James E. Overland
Yasunori Sakurai Member since 2005 Hokkaido University, 3-1-1, Minato-cho, Hakodate 041-8611 Japan Tel +81 0 138 40 5505 Fax +81 0 138 43 5015 Biosketch Yasunori Sakurai


Kai Wieland Member since 2005 Technical University of Denmark, National Institute of Aquatic Resource North Sea Science Park, PO Box 101, 9850 Hirtshals Denmark Tel +45 33 963 276 Biosketch Kai Wieland

Contact Us

Office Coordinator
Margaret M. McBride
Heads the ESSAS International Project Office.
Postal Address:
ESSAS International Project Office
Institute of Marine Research
P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes
5817 Bergen, Norway
Phone: +47 55 23 69 59
Fax: +47 55 23 86 87
E-mail: Margaret M. McBride

ESSAS SSC Membership

Members:

* Working Group Representatives

Past Members:
Kurt Tande (2005-2007)
Astrid Jarre (2005-2009)
Egil Sakshaug (2005-2008)
Vladimir Radchenko (2006-2010)
Bernard Megrey (2006 – 2010)
Hyung-Cheol Shin( 2007-2011)